She Said – 10/23/09
We all have heard about this double standard. Guys are considered cooler if they hook up with more girls and girls are thought to be well, sluts. So why is this double standard acceptable in our society? Personally, I think…
Obama deserves Nobel Prize despite limited time in office
Many, if not most Americans seem to be displeased about President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize. It’s not only the conservatives who are upset about this, but even liberals are of the same opinion, if not on a mildly…
Class stories an unwelcome filler
There is a serious problem that has been plaguing college campuses around the nation for years. After spending four years here at Oswego State, I have noticed that it’s something that we students have to fix if we want to…
Motives surrounding Fort Hood suspicious
Surely you all know by now that there was a deadly shooting at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas on Nov. 5. Thirteen people were killed (12 of them soldiers) and 42 more were wounded. The only suspect in…
Terrorism as defined by Fox News
The exploitation of authority to suppress ideas, in whatever form it may exist, is wrong. The ability to express an idea, whether it is true or false, righteous or morally reprehensible, is the most important right belonging to mankind. With…
Co-ed living too advanced for college students
So The Village will be co-ed. It’s official. Students are already wondering if they’ll be able to live with the opposite sex as they would in an off-campus housing arrangement. It certainly brings up some interesting scenarios. The obvious is…
The burden of being politically correct
As kids, we were told that sticks and stones might break bones but words could never hurt us. They lied. In today’s world, words can cause great pain, not to mention the possibility of financial or legal ramifications. On Dec….
She Said – 11/13/09
So, I’ve done a little research and have figured out what women most look for in a guy. I wouldn’t be surprised if the guys’ list was similar to the girls’ list. Here is what I came up with. The…
‘Don’t ask’ about President Obama’s new military policy
It fascinates me how the progressives continue to shoot themselves in the proverbial foot. We have a policy to protect a specific group of people and that very same group is demanding it be revoked. I’m talking about the "Don’t…
Increasing sensitivity in academia
The laundry list of phrases and terms deemed insensitive or politically incorrect seems to be growing by the second. Particularly in academia, some might argue that because Americans are educated, they are made aware of the many hardships of groups…
